Marine Log - April 2008 - (Page 48)

Technews Hannah Maritime calls on the doctor Hannah Maritime Corporation, Lemont, Ill., has added additional fuel maintenance equipment to decrease exhaust gases by 10% and particulate emissions by an estimated 50% on its entire fleet. Hannah Maritime, the largest U.S.-flagged liquid bulk fleet on the Great Lakes has installed Algae-X fuel conditioning equipment, supplied by Diesel Fuel Doctor, Ledge, Mich., to reduce its environmental impact. Diesel Fuel Doctor is the Great Lakes and Waterways distributor for Algae-X fuel conditioning products. www.hannahmarine.com www.dieselfueldoctor.com Almaco caters to the cruise industry’s needs Almaco Group Inc., has been contracted to design and supply the food handling services for several cruise new builds, most notably M/S AIDAbella and MSC Poesia, both due for delivery this spring. Each will feature Almaco’s food handling systems and products in galley, provision stores and refrigeration machinery. Other ships that already feature Almaco’s provision stores and refrigeration machinery include the MSC Musica and MSC Orchestra, the MSC Poesia is the third in this Musica-class series to feature Almaco and the seventh MSC ship containing Almaco deliveries. Almaco delivered 34 USPH-standard provision stores to the MSC Poesia, the stores are located on decks 3, 4, 5, 6 and 13. The cooling plant is divided into two systems—one unit with a stand-by to cool negative temperature rooms and the second unit with a stand-by unit cooling the positive temperature cold stores, as well as some refrigerators located in the galleys. The negative unit delivers a cooling capacity of about 100 kW and the positive unit has a bigger cooling capacity of 300 kW. Almaco will also be the exclusive contractor for all modified food handling areas on Pullmantur’s M/S Holiday Dream, which will enter service for French CDF Croisieres de France as M/S Bleu de France. Almaco will provide five food handling areas and will refurbish the existing galley areas. John Deere displays newest marine engines at Fish Expo John Deere Power Systems, Waterloo, Iowa, exhibited two new marine engines at the Fish Expo Atlantic show. The PowerTech 6125SFm75 engine is the most powerful engine manufactured by John Deere. The six-cylinder, electronically controlled, turbocharged engine provides 455 kW at 2,100 rev/min and consumes 118.5 liters of fuel per hour. The PowerTech 6068SFM75 engine provides 298 kW at 2,800 rev/min and is the newest marine engine by John Deere. It consumes 77. liters of fuel per hour at full-load rated speed. Both engines feature increased power ratings, are MARPOL Annex VI compliant and meet EPA Tier 2, IWT and RDC emissions regulations. www.deere.com The John Deere PowerTech 6125SFMM75 48 MARINE LOG APRIL 2008 www.marinelog.com http://www.hannahmarine.com http://www.dieselfueldoctor.com http://www.deere.com http://www.robsonforensic.com http://www.robsonforensic.com http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - April 2008 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Offshore Vessels Evolve to Meet Subsea Demands Picking the Right Floaters for Deepwater Tugs: The Good Times Roll, But for How Long? Interactive TV at Sea Jo-Kell's Suzan Kelly Tugs & Barges Exhibitors Preview Beyond Imagination Tech News Newsmakers Contracts Events Website Directory Infodirect ML Marketplace Last Page

Marine Log - April 2008

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